Willie Wagtail..

The willie wagtail(Rhipidura leucophrys) is a passerine bird native to Australia, New Guinea the Solomon Islands, and Eastern Indonesia, It is a common and familiar bird, (we have quite a few of these little birds nesting in the park opposite where we live).

The willie wagtail eats insects and spends much time chasing prey in open habitat.
 Its common name is derived from its habit of wagging its tail horizontally when foraging on the ground. 
Aggressive and territorial, the willie wagtail will often harass much larger birds such as the Kookaburra and Wedge Tail eagle, It was widely featured in Aboriginal folklore around the country as either a bringer of bad news or a stealer of secrets, as it hopped from tribe to tribe..
(info, Wikipedia)

My first blip of the day! i spotted this one trying to scare Milo our Lab on our walk this morning, hopping about from branch to branch wagging its tail and chirping very loud!..

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